Physical and online food outlet availability and its influence on out-of-home dietary behaviours in Great Britain: A repeated cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As online food delivery service (OFDS) platforms gain popularity, understanding their impact on diet alongside physical food outlets is important for addressing suboptimal dietary quality. This study examined the independent and combined associations between physical and online food outlet availability and out-of-home dietary behaviours in 2019 and 2022. We also explored whether associations between physical outlet availability and dietary behaviours are modified by online food outlet availability.

Methods

In this repeated cross-sectional analysis, we used British data from the adult International Food Policy Study (IFPS) in 2019 (n = 2912) and 2022 (n = 3544). Postcodes were used to assess neighbourhood food outlet availability using Ordnance Survey data and to d

SUBMITTER: Hoenink JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11932679 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature